Account-filing system.



' pressure upon the Walls 7 ,and 8 causing the ,tion of the front wall bein-g .wardly of butadjacent its gin, with its major axls upright, and atransexteriorly ofthe container,

container to collapse should the side walls and bottom become weak through constant use..

The rear wall 7 is considerably higher than front wall 8, ,and is preferably pro- 'vided with an index tab 13, to contain the name of the customer, and below which, but above the upper margin of the front edge is a plane 14 which may contain a permanent record of theaddress, references 'etc'. of the customer.

Referring now to the accofunt slip B, which is slightly narrower than the Width of container A, so that it may beeasily disposed -therein, it has a plurality of item spaces 15, defined by delineations 1-6, these spaces to contain such figures or data as are desirable for reference, 4when rendering a statement or computing the debit or credit 0f a customer. In the example shown, the foremost slip within the container shows that the debit, prior .to the time entry was made on the sli amounted to ten dollars, and that the sa es entered on the foremost slip amounted to twelve dollars and twenty five cents, making a total debit of .twenty two dollars and twenty-'five cents. In this Way, at any-time, the user can determine the status of any customers account.

vith the principal object of this invention-.in view, the front wall 8 is made transparent, as at' 17, at that portion comprehending the slip at the item spaces l5, defined by the delineations 16, the maj or poropaque. As 'disclosed in the drawing,

coniplished by forming the fr ont Wall of an optique major portion 18 provided with ani 19, disposed inright hand mar-'l elongated sight. opening parent closure 20 for said opening. The

-transparent closuremay be of any Asuitable material, such as celluloid or mica, or of an eilicient butinexpensive material, such as Wax paper, it having the dual function of permitting the data on the slip tov b e visible and also to guide margin may be of the container,

the-slip, so that its lower placed adjacent the bottom Without. meeting obstructions, fsuch'` as the lower Wall of the opening 19, the transparent closure bein disposed on th'e inside of the c'intainer and secured in place as by an adhesive...4v A r 4As before. stated, by constantuse, the elements 9 and 10 may'lose the inherent tendente; to collapse, it being -understoodthat ticular customer sential data,

this may be ac-v the slips are accumulated until settlement, whereupon they are removed and the acoumulation again started. Also, in the construction of the container, in order to make it as inexpensive as possible, material such as wax. paper may also Vbe used for the closure of the sight opening and, while not possessing the same degree of transparency as celluloid, is not so liable to crack or become scratched in constant use. The sight o ening 19 is therefore disposed inwardly o but adjacent the right hand margin of the con'- tainer, so that the major, or opa ue portion of the front Wall lies to the' left o said sight opening, and upon which the thumb of the user may be placed, as clearly shown `in Figs. 1 and 4 facilitating the collapsing, or bringin of the account slip in intimate contact wit i the transparent closure 20, making the data, which have been placed Within the item spaces 15, more visible, or clearly visible if made obscurev by their disposition remote from the closure 20 when such is made of a material semi-transparent.

When bringin the system into use, the containers are cabinet or holder, the container for any parbeing loc-ated by reference to the index tab 1 3. accumulated so .that the one bearing the latest data is disposed directly behind the front Wall 8, and is preferably -of such length with respect to said Wall thata portion of the slip displays the name of the customer, and hisaddress, .as clearly shown in Fig. 1, the more vital data, such as the account record being protected by the front Wall of the container, yet the essuch as is required in theA completing of a new slip, being clearly visible through the transparent portion 17 of said front'wall. The operator lhas'merelyfto select-'the desired container and raise it from the remaining containers, and in the natural holding ofthe mntainer may bring pressure u pon the frontJ and rear walls, as here'- inbefore described. The container falls back in position, when released, due to the force of gravity. ators left hand, his right hand is free-'t0 enteritems on any isposed within a suitable The account slips are While being .held in the opernew account'slipwhieli 1*. ls to be placed" wlthin the container. J

.changes in details'may be ma@ wahoa.

geparting from th spirit of my invention; ut, y. 'I I I claim; I 1', In an account filing. system, bination of an accountsliphav splurality of spaces to contain amoun' 'ref senting itemized debits orcreditsdeilie' by dvlineations thereon,

and a containerth for sllghtly wider than said Slip,- including"- substantially as and for `the purpose set forth. l

u 2. A container for accountslips comprisinin combination, a'front wall, a rear -wall, 5 an adjustable `slide walls and bottom, said front'wall comprising an opaque major por` tion, provided with anelongated sight openinghispomd inw uy 'ofbut @dimm-its right hand margin 2nd bounded on all sides by material of`aid .'rontyv'lh said opening C10 disposed with its m1 ijoraxisupright, and aj transparent closurey for said opening,l sub `stantlally` as andfor the Purpose set forth, 

